Bill Text: IL HR0515 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Kay Marie Hurt of Aurora.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-25 - Resolution Adopted [HR0515 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0515-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Kay Marie | ||||||
| 4 | Hurt of Aurora, who passed away on May 9, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Kay Hurt was born on March 8, 1941 in Waterloo, | ||||||
| 6 | Iowa; her parents were Anthony and Viola "Ollie" (nee Blocker) | ||||||
| 7 | Kupris; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Kay Hurt graduated from West Waterloo High School; | ||||||
| 9 | she subsequently graduated from the University of Iowa in 1963; | ||||||
| 10 | and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Kay Hurt had a 40-plus year career in retail | ||||||
| 12 | management, beginning at Carson Pirie Scott in Chicago; she was | ||||||
| 13 | the owner and operator of Jean Marie's Clothing Store in | ||||||
| 14 | Aurora; she later went to work for H.C. Lytton's and Marshall | ||||||
| 15 | Field's, where she received the "Fields Finest" recognition | ||||||
| 16 | award in 2001; she retired from retail management in 2003; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Kay Hurt devoted her time and talent to many | ||||||
| 18 | organizations; she served as President and was a life member of | ||||||
| 19 | the American Association of University Women; she was a board | ||||||
| 20 | member of Mutual Ground for over 30 years and served as | ||||||
| 21 | President for 4 years; she was a member of the Child Welfare | ||||||
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| 1 | Society in Aurora and served as President of the organization; | ||||||
| 2 | she was selected as a YWCA "Woman of Distinction" in 2005; most | ||||||
| 3 | recently, she served as a volunteer at the Lifelong Learning | ||||||
| 4 | Institute at Waubonsee College; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Kay Hurt was preceded in death by her parents and | ||||||
| 6 | other close family members; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Kay Hurt is survived by her loving husband, Gary | ||||||
| 8 | B. Hurt; a son, Stephen B. Hurt (friend, Sara Peters); a | ||||||
| 9 | daughter, Jennifer Kay (Parish) Swanson; 3 grandchildren, | ||||||
| 10 | Ashley (Dennis) Morsch, Byren (Melissa) Swanson, and Gunnar | ||||||
| 11 | Swanson; 4 great-grandchildren, Mckinlee and Paisley Morsch | ||||||
| 12 | and Audrey and Odessa Swanson; a brother, Jerry Kupris; and | ||||||
| 13 | many nieces, nephews, cousins, and lifelong friends; | ||||||
| 14 | therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 16 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 17 | we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of Kay | ||||||
| 18 | Marie Hurt; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of Kay Hurt as an expression of our | ||||||
| 21 | sympathy.
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